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This section includes 157 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Economy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Consider the following schemes launched by the |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 4 |
| C. | 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 and 4 | |
| 102. |
The major thrust of |
| A. | removal of poverty among the Scheduled Castes in rural areas |
| B. | creating additional wage employment opportunities in rural areas |
| C. | creating employment opportunities in urban areas |
| D. | providing training to rural youth for self-employment |
| Answer» C. creating employment opportunities in urban areas | |
| 103. |
Which of the following two programmes are the parts of the |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| Answer» D. Both 1 and 2 | |
| 104. |
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using he code given below |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 105. |
Which of the following is true about the |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» C. Only 3 | |
| 106. |
NREGP |
| A. | National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme |
| B. | National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme |
| C. | National Rapid Educational Guarantee Programme |
| D. | National Rapid Employment Generation Programme |
| Answer» B. National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme | |
| 107. |
National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme |
| A. | It is also applicable in urban areas |
| B. | There is guarantee of 200 days employment in a financial year |
| C. | Employment to be given within 30 days of application for work |
| D. | It is not a plan for employment but legal guarantee to work |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
Which is NOT the objective of |
| A. | Maintain price stability through creation of buffer stocks |
| B. | Protect the interests of both consumers and poor farmers |
| C. | Control the production of food grains |
| D. | Reduce personal and regional inequality in the distribution |
| Answer» D. Reduce personal and regional inequality in the distribution | |
| 109. |
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) |
| A. | Promote inclusive growth |
| B. | Guarantee 100 days employment in a year to every adult member of a rural household |
| C. | Enhances livelihood security to rural household |
| D. | Guarantee wage employment |
| Answer» B. Guarantee 100 days employment in a year to every adult member of a rural household | |
| 110. |
Which of the following schemes launched by the Government of India provides a guaranteed |
| A. | Bharat Nirman |
| B. | Swarnajayanti Grameen Rojgar Yojana |
| C. | National Rural Employment Guarantee Act |
| D. | National Food for Work Programme |
| Answer» D. National Food for Work Programme | |
| 111. |
The principle objective of the |
| A. | elementary education to all |
| B. | elementary education to all the girls |
| C. | elementary education to all the minority groups |
| D. | elementary education to all in the North-Eastern States of the country |
| Answer» B. elementary education to all the girls | |
| 112. |
Which of the following ministries has launched Integrated |
| A. | Ministry of Rural Development |
| B. | Ministry of Agriculture |
| C. | Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers |
| D. | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Agriculture | |
| 113. |
Which of the following schemes was launched to provide |
| A. | Right To Education |
| B. | Food for Work Scheme |
| C. | Mid-Day Meal Scheme |
| D. | Annapurna Scheme |
| Answer» D. Annapurna Scheme | |
| 114. |
The Government touched various employment programme is India namely. |
| A. | rural employment |
| B. | urban employment |
| C. | rural and urban employment |
| D. | educated employment |
| Answer» D. educated employment | |
| 115. |
While calculating |
| A. | 100 and 25 |
| B. | 90 and 30 |
| C. | 85 and 25 |
| D. | 80 and 20 |
| Answer» D. 80 and 20 | |
| 116. |
Which one is NOT a component to construct |
| A. | Real GDP per capita in US Dollar |
| B. | Literacy Rate |
| C. | Life Expectancy at Birth |
| D. | Infant Mortality Rate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 117. |
Which of the following schemes is NOT a part of |
| A. | only 1 |
| B. | only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Both 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. Both 2 and 3 | |
| 118. |
Consider the following indicators |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | I and III |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | I, II and III |
| Answer» B. I and III | |
| 119. |
Which one of the following is NOT a constituent of |
| A. | Per Capita Income |
| B. | Life Expectancy at Birth |
| C. | Gross Enrolment Rate |
| D. | Health and Nutrition |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
Use of energy requirements (calorie) as a measure of poverty in India was made for the first time by |
| A. | T.N. Srinivasan |
| B. | Amartya Sen |
| C. | Planning Commission |
| D. | Dandekar and Rath |
| Answer» E. | |
| 121. |
The Chairman of the |
| A. | Rahul Gandhi |
| B. | Rahul Bajaj |
| C. | M.S. Swaminathan |
| D. | Sam Pitroda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 122. |
Which of the following indexes is developed to measutre life expectancy, level of literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country? |
| A. | Inflation |
| B. | Sensex |
| C. | SLR |
| D. | Human Development Index (HDI) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
Select the one which is NOT the responsibility of Gram Sabha under the |
| A. | To recommend projects to the Gram Panchayat and prepare list of possible works |
| B. | Tot receive applications for work and issue a rated receipt |
| C. | To monitor the execution of works within the Gram Panchayat |
| D. | To conduct regular social audits of all the projects taken up within the Gram Panchayat |
| Answer» C. To monitor the execution of works within the Gram Panchayat | |
| 124. |
Which of the following statements is correct regarding |
| A. | Solid and water conservation works |
| B. | Construction of rural roads |
| C. | Providing houses at free of cost to the members of SC/ST and free bonded labourers |
| D. | Land development and wasteland development |
| Answer» D. Land development and wasteland development | |
| 125. |
The philosophy behind economic planning recognizes that: |
| A. | socialism is superior to captalism |
| B. | Human being are essentially selfish |
| C. | public sector is inherently superior |
| D. | market and price system alone cannot ensure human welfare |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
Poverty level |
| A. | Per capita income in different States |
| B. | House-hold average income |
| C. | House-hold consumer expenditure |
| D. | Slum population in the country |
| Answer» D. Slum population in the country | |
| 127. |
Mid-Day Meal |
| A. | those taking treatment in hospitals |
| B. | school going children |
| C. | daily wage employees/labours |
| D. | girls who are residing in girls/youth hostels |
| Answer» C. daily wage employees/labours | |
| 128. |
Which of the following is NOT a social sector programme of the Government of India? |
| A. | Mid-Day Meal Scheme |
| B. | Sarva Siksha Abhiyan |
| C. | National Rural Health Mission |
| D. | Look East Policy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 129. |
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan |
| A. | Engineering and technical education |
| B. | Education of girls upto graduation level |
| C. | College education |
| D. | Education of Children between 6-14 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
Under the |
| A. | 90 days |
| B. | 100 days |
| C. | 120 days |
| D. | 180 days |
| Answer» C. 120 days | |
| 131. |
Mid-Day Meal Scheme |
| A. | 1995 |
| B. | 1996 |
| C. | 1997 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» B. 1996 | |
| 132. |
What is the name of the scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional an non-traditional traders? |
| A. | Kishori Shakti Yojana |
| B. | Rashtriya Mahila Kosh |
| C. | Swayamsiddha |
| D. | Swawlamban |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
The prices at which the government purchases foodgrains for maintaining the |
| A. | minimum support prices |
| B. | procurement prices |
| C. | issue prices |
| D. | ceiling prices |
| Answer» C. issue prices | |
| 134. |
Structural unemployment |
| A. | Deflationary conditions |
| B. | Heavy industry bias |
| C. | Shortage of raw materials |
| D. | Inadequate productive capacity |
| Answer» C. Shortage of raw materials | |
| 135. |
Which one of the following types of unemployment is common in Indian agriculture? |
| A. | Seasonal |
| B. | Disguised |
| C. | Frictional |
| D. | Structral |
| Answer» B. Disguised | |
| 136. |
Which of the following schemes was launched to |
| A. | Pulse Polio Abhiyan |
| B. | Operation Flood |
| C. | Mid-Day Meal Scheme |
| D. | Operation Black Board |
| Answer» D. Operation Black Board | |
| 137. |
STEP |
| A. | Children |
| B. | Woman |
| C. | Senior Citizens |
| D. | Farmers |
| Answer» C. Senior Citizens | |
| 138. |
The implementation of |
| A. | Gram Panchayat |
| B. | District Collector |
| C. | State Government |
| D. | Union Government |
| Answer» B. District Collector | |
| 139. |
Scheme of |
| A. | Educational advancement |
| B. | Social equity |
| C. | Right to food |
| D. | Child nutrition |
| Answer» D. Child nutrition | |
| 140. |
On which of the following bases has the planning, commission defined |
| A. | 1800 k cal |
| B. | 2400 k cal |
| C. | 2500 k cal |
| D. | 2600 k cal |
| Answer» C. 2500 k cal | |
| 141. |
Intake of less than undernoted average daily colories per person has been defined as the |
| A. | 2100 |
| B. | 2400 |
| C. | 2700 |
| D. | 3000 |
| Answer» B. 2400 | |
| 142. |
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana |
| A. | 1999 |
| B. | 2000 |
| C. | 2001 |
| D. | 2004 |
| Answer» B. 2000 | |
| 143. |
Which of the following is NOT included in |
| A. | Life Expectancy |
| B. | Real Per Capita Income |
| C. | Social Inequality |
| D. | Adult Literacy |
| Answer» D. Adult Literacy | |
| 144. |
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme |
| A. | 100 Districts |
| B. | 200 Districts |
| C. | 330 Districts |
| D. | All the Districts |
| Answer» C. 330 Districts | |
| 145. |
Relative Poverty |
| A. | bankruptcy |
| B. | Trade cycle |
| C. | minimum needs of life |
| D. | economic inequalities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 146. |
Which of the following is the name of the organisation, created to provide |
| A. | OECD |
| B. | ROSCA |
| C. | SVP |
| D. | SEWA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 147. |
Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana |
| A. | April, 1995 |
| B. | April, 1997 |
| C. | April, 1999 |
| D. | July, 2001 |
| Answer» D. July, 2001 | |
| 148. |
Who among the following developed the concept of |
| A. | Amartya Sen |
| B. | A.S.Kadir |
| C. | Alva Myrdal |
| D. | Mehboob-ul-Haq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 149. |
Mid-Day Meal Scheme |
| A. | Adult literacy |
| B. | Universalization of primary education |
| C. | Secondary education |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Secondary education | |
| 150. |
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) |
| A. | 2003 |
| B. | 2004 |
| C. | 2005 |
| D. | 2006 |
| Answer» D. 2006 | |